Petr Cech worried Chelsea could wreck his chance of lifting the UEL trophy

Petr Cech worried Chelsea could wreck his chance of lifting the UEL trophy

The duo of Chelsea and Arsenal made it to the quarter-final of the UEL after defeating Dynamo Kiev and Rennes respectively in the round of 16.

However, in the quarter-final, the Gunners are paired against Napoli while Chelsea will play Slavia Prague.

But former Chelsea turned Arsenal goalie, Petr Cech is worried that Chelsea could wreck his chance of lifting the UEL trophy.

Cech, who left Stamford Bridge for Emirate Stadium in 2015 is set to retire at the end of this season and he hopes to do so by winning the UEL.

The goalie in a statement said: “Whoever comes in our way, we would have to face them and find a way through. That’s just the way it is.”“I have already gone back to France and back to Rennes in this campaign, and Chelsea are always one of the teams who could get in the way. We will see.“But I would love me to finish with a trophy! I am doing everything to make it happen and my team-mates are the same.

“The dream is still alive and obviously we are happy with that. We want to do it for ourselves, we want to do it for the team and as well for the fans.

“In the second leg against Rennes, we were in a difficult position and managed to find our way out. Hopefully we can continue like that.”

Arsenal Transfer News: Arsenal star ‘to be sold’ in summer overhaul

Arsenal Transfer News: Arsenal star ‘to be sold’ in summer overhaul

The ex-Manchester United midfielder could be on his way out of the Emirates in the summer.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is set to be sold by Arsenal, as per reports.

The Armenian is the Gunners’ fourth best-paid player yet has complimented to deceive at the Emirates since his 2018 transfer swap for Alexis Sanchez, who moved to Manchester United in Mkhitaryan’s place.

The 30-year-old, who earns £180,000 weekly, is contracted until June 2021.

Also, The Sun is announcing that Arsenal are hoping to get Mkhitaryan off their wage bill this summer so there would be sufficient funds to sign new players.

Mkhitaryan endured a massive disappointment this week when he declared he would not be making a trip to Baku for the Europa League final because of security concerns.

Arsenal and Chelsea sending back a large portion of their 12,000 total of Europa League tickets

The Armenian will rather remain behind in London while his Arsenal teammates fly to Azerbaijan for the match against Chelsea.

“We are disappointed to report that Henrikh Mkhitaryan won’t go with the squad for our UEFA Europa League final against Chelsea ,” said Arsenal in an announcement.

“We have completely investigated every one of the alternatives for Micki to be a piece of the squad however subsequent to talking about this with Micki and his family we have all in all concurred he won’t be going with us.

“We have written to UEFA communicating our profound worries about this circumstance. Micki has been a key player in our run to the final so this is a major loss for us from a team point of view.

This summer will another time of progress for Arsenal as Unai Emery evaluates a squad which barely passed up Champions League qualification.

The season could be over on a high note for Emery, with an Europa League Final against Chelsea to come – and the possibility of Champions League qualification should they beat Maurizio Sarri’s Blues in Baku.

Concerning the summer transfer window, Emery will search for fortifications. With Aaron Ramsey leaving on a free for Juventus and Denis Suarez failed to impress while on loan from Barcelona, Arsenal will require more goals from midfield on the off chance that they are to truly challenge next season.

Mesut Ozil is also resolved to remain at the Emirates until the end of his contract in 2021, so it appears as if the German playmaker may need to shape a key piece of Emery’s plans moving forward.

In any case, Emery’s plans will depend vigorously on Champions League qualification, as one more year in the Europa League would almost certainly seriously affect spending plan and the bore of player Arsenal can pull in.

Arsenal will be looking forward to wining Europa league final in Buka.

Leicester vs Arsenal: Unai Emery’s Best Available Gunners Lineup

Leicester vs Arsenal: Unai Emery’s Best Available Gunners Lineup

​Arsenal proceed with their mission for a spot in the Premier League’s main four when they travel to the King Power Stadium to take on Leicester City.

Having endured consecutive thrashings the Gunners’ expectations of completing in a Champions League capability place have endured an enormous shot.

Be that as it may, with the groups around them additionally dropping focuses left, right and centre they are still in with an opportunity of climbing the table.

Their trek to ​Leicester now seems to be an unquestionable requirement win amusement for Emery with their now being almost no edge for mistake for his group, and here is the way he may arrange his side for Sunday’s urgent experience.

Goalkeeper and Defenders

Bernd Leno (GK): The German has established an incredible connection since his landing from the ​Bundesliga in the mid year, despite the fact that has surrendered six goals in his last two diversions. He’ll be anxious to keep a perfect sheet on Sunday and help his side get some important focuses.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles (RWB): Although Maitland-Niles didn’t have the most grounded of diversions in the thrashing to Wolves, ​the Gunners have next to no cover in the full back regions so Emery looks set to stay with the adolescent.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos (CB): In a back line which has battled now and again this season Sokratis has risen as a genuine pioneer since his landing in the summer, and he’ll have to show others how its done on Sunday if Arsenal are to get any focuses.

Laurent Koscielny (CB): His season has been tormented by damage, anyway the fans will at any rate be appreciative they have his involvement with the business end of the period where there is no more edge for blunder.

Nacho Monreal (CB): It may not be his characteristic position but rather again given Arsenal’s absence of profundity in the back line, Monreal may well space in the focal point of protection to give spread to the full backs while going ahead.

Sead Kolasinac (LWB): The Bosnian full back should put in a move both going ahead and withdrawing in safeguard, particularly with the possibility of him confronting the terrifying pace of Demarai Gray down Arsenal’s left hand side.

Midfielders​

Give Xhaka (CDM): Although Emery has been known to pivot his side we are currently at a point in the season where revolution is a hazardous strategy, along these lines despite the fact that Xhaka didn’t have the best of amusements against Wolves it looks as if he’ll get an opportunity to make up for himself on Sunday.

Lucas Torreira (CDM): Another mid year marking who has seems to have officially prevailed upon the fans, Torreira will look have a profitable evening amidst the recreation center.

Mesut Ozil (CAM): He has continually been in and out of the Arsenal side this crusade to the disappointment of the supporters, yet in the defining moments you need your best players playing and ​Ozil should be taking care of business if Arsenal are to win on Sunday.

Attackers

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (ST): He’s Arsenal’s top scorer in the Premier League this season with 19 goals and the Gunners will unquestionably require him discharging against Leicester, and if Aubameyang required any additional inspiration in front of Sunday the way that he is presently two goals behind the class’ top scorer Mohamed Salah won’t sit well with him.

Alexandre Lacazette (ST): Both Aubameyang and Lacazette hoped to have shaped a destructive association as Arsenal’s front two, and the Frenchman will likewise be hoping to add to his goal count of 13 with only three recreations left.

Everton vs Arsenal: Unai Emery’s Top Four In Limbo After Loosing To Everton

Everton vs Arsenal: Unai Emery’s Top Four In Limbo After Loosing To Everton

Remember the majority of the activity from Goodison Park

Arsenal’s expectations of top four completion in the Premier League were imprinted on Sunday as Everton chief Phil Jagielka exploited a startling late review to score the champ in an overwhelming 1-0 triumph at Goodison Park.

Veteran defender, who was brought into the group for an uncommon appearance after Michael Keane needed to pull back in the warm-up through sickness, scored following 10 minutes to win his side a merited third straight association win.

It denoted a noteworthy misfortune for frustrating Arsenal, who stay fourth in the table yet botched a chance to jump in front of their third-put north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Unai Emery’s side remain on 63, one behind Spurs, level with fifth-set Chelsea and two clear of Manchester United in an undeniably tight fight for the Champions League compartments.

Revealed: Who Arsene Wenger wanted to be his heir at Emirate Stadium

Revealed: Who Arsene Wenger wanted to be his heir at Emirate Stadium

Following his 22 years reign at Arsenal FC, coach Arsene Wenger term came to an end with the North London club last summer.

Although Arsenal FC went ahead to sign former Paris Saint Germain PSG and Seville coach, Unai Emery as their new coach, however, a new report has made it known that Arsene Wenger had someone else in mind and it was not Emery.

The report made it known that Wenger wanted the Gunners to sign Former Chelsea manager, Carlo Ancelotti as his heir.

This latest statement was made public by Ciro Venerato.

”Arsenal-Napoli?” said Venerato when talking about the upcoming Europa League tie.

“I’ll tell you a behind-the scenes story dating back to last summer when Arsene Wenger indicated Carlo Ancelotti as his possible heir and successor on the Arsenal bench.

“Carlo Ancelotti, as you know, has a Canadian wife and the whole family lives in London. So he was interested.

“Arsenal then chose Unai Emery and at that point Carlo Ancelotti signed for Napoli, but he did not forget that Arsenal rejected him.”

The Gunners will play against Carlo Ancelotti led Napoli squad in the UEL next month.

Giggs Delighted With Juventus Transfer For Arsenal Midfielder

Giggs Delighted With Juventus Transfer For Arsenal Midfielder

Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs is delighted with the inevitable transfer of Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey to Juventus in the summer.

Manchester United legend Giggs is the Welsh national team manager.

Ramsey is one of the senior players in the Welsh national team.

In his latest interview monitored by popular media portal Goal, Giggs believes that the move can elevate Ramsey to the level reached by national team colleague Gareth Bale following his move to European champions Real Madrid in 2013.

Bale became the most expensive player in world football in the summer of 2013 when Real Madrid paid £85m to secure his transfer from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.

Ryan Giggs is hopeful that the Juventus transfer for Ramsey can boost him to the status of the world’s best in his position

Aaron Ramsey has signed a four-year contract with Juventus but he’s not expected to join the Old Lady until this summer.

The 28-year-old will reportedly earn £400,000 per week before tax thus making him the most expensive footballer in Britain.

He has few months left on his contract at Arsenal but the Gunners were reluctant to offer him a new deal.

Ramsey is the longest serving player at Arsenal after he joined the club from Welsh side Cardiff City in 2008.

Arsenal were able to sign him for £5m ahead of rivals Manchester United.

Sports pundit predict Chelsea and Arsenal will play in the UEL again next season

Sports pundit predict Chelsea and Arsenal will play in the UEL again next season

As the end of the season for the Premier League draw closer, four big clubs are vying for two spots in the top four on the EPL table with Man City and Liverpool already dominating the first and second spot.

The four clubs vying to make it to the third and fourth spot on the EPL table are Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Man Utd, and Chelsea.

At the moment, Tottenham and Arsenal are seated at the third and fourth spot respectively, however, sports pundit, Phil Thompson believes Arsenal and Chelsea will play in the Uefa Europa League again next season.

Explaining his thoughts to Sky Sports,Thompson said: “Chelsea are still a bit fragile, on and off the pitch. It doesn’t seem to be quite right and results are fluctuating, quite similar with Arsenal really.

“Although they seem to have good results, you cannot rely on them and then they have a couple of bad results. It is how they can capitulate in games.

“Manchester United should be fourth because it is the Solskjaer effect and the feel-good effect of what he has done. It will probably be enough to see them in there at the end of the season, they are in an easier place than the other two.

“It will be very tight between them all but that is how I see it panning out.

“Although Tottenham have had a dodgy spell, football-wise they have a bit more togetherness than Arsenal and Chelsea so you can see them having enough to win their games, as well as getting the players fit such as Harry Kane and Dele Alli.

“Kane is a more consistent goalscorer and I would rely upon him more than Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at Arsenal and Gonzalo Higuain at Chelsea.”

Why Luiz Suarez didn’t move to Arsenal in 2013

Why Luiz Suarez didn’t move to Arsenal in 2013

Arsenal FC under the management of former coach, Arsene Wenger made moves to sign Uruguay international, Luiz Suarez in the 2013 summer transfer window but saw their offer rejected by Suarez’s then club, Liverpool.

The Reds who signed him from Ajax instead of selling Luiz Suarez to a direct rival went ahead to sell him to the Spanish club, Barcelona.

However, the Uruguay international in a recent statement has opened up on why he didn’t move to Arsenal FC.

Luiz Suarez in his statement said Liverpool legend, Steven Gerrard intervened to prevent him fro leavening for Arsenal in 2013.

“We qualified for the UEFA Europa League but the season ended badly,” Suarez told Otro.

“I’m about to go to Arsenal, forcing myself to go, and Steven tells me ‘I promise that if you stay this year you’re going to take off and next year you’ll go to Bayern, Barcelona, Real Madrid or whichever one you want, but stay this year because you won’t be better off at Arsenal’.”

“This was the last conversation I had with Gerrard at that moment and I told my agent that I had made my decision and I was staying.

“His words convinced me in that moment. They came from a person who cared for me, who wanted my well-being, who saw me suffer during training and saw me sad.

“They were words from a true captain that had an impact in that moment and helped me a lot.”